Customer Reviews

Great !!

by
Jorge Toltec

This is a great compilation of songs of some of his previous albums, great quality of sound that is hard to find on pre-columbian music, very good perfom on pre-columbian instruments like ocarinas and percussions I love his chants that appears sometimes, I have to mention that pre-columbian music has an especial magic that Jorge Reyes transmits with an authentic feeling. I will recommend all Jorge Reyes albums.

Biography

Born: 1952 in Michoacan, Mexico

Genre: World

Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s

This enigmatic multi-instrumentalist draws from the diverse culture and history of his Mexican homeland, as well as his early experiences playing in progressive-rock bands south of the border. Currently based in Mexico City, Reyes combines flute, pre-Columbian instruments, and percussion with synthesizers and voice to cast a spell of ritualistic intensity. Like shadows from Mexico's sultry and savage past, his music has a dark quality to it that sometimes scares off the unprepared, but adventurous...